Posted on 09/30/2002 3:27:34 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy
The sin of homosexuality is no greater than the sin of lust. Both drive man away from The Father, and both will absolutely deny man the light and warmth of His love for eternity.
The beauty of the Bible is the personal roadmap it holds for each of us, according to our own understanding. Every Word, every Verse, every Chapter and every Book is included to help us find our way through the pitfalls and traps evil may have planted for each of us during our lifetime. I'm reminded by Jesus, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." -John 8:7.
And yet there is a further clarification of this guidance, so as to make it absolutely certain we appreciate the gravity of making a judgment of others. In Mathew 7:1-4, Jesus warns, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. We are asked to be mindful to protect against developing, or worst, following blind arrogance with these words, "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?"
It seems the best thing to do is consider the possibility we are walking around with a beam protruding from our eyes.
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